How many syllables in dandelion?

There are 3 syllables in the word dandelion.

Divide dandelion into syllables:

dandelion (noun):: any of a genus (taraxacum) of yellow-flowered composite herbs with milky sap; one (t. officinale) sometimes grown as a potherb and nearly cosmopolitan as a weed; any of several herbs of the genus Taraxacum having long tap roots and deeply notched leaves and bright yellow flowers followed by fluffy seed balls.

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